FAQs

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Does the Apache License 2.0 give me the right to modify and distribute any version of OpenOffice

The licence permits you to modify and distribute the version of OpenOffice that is distributed by Apache. That is the version covered by the licence. Parties distributing other products based on OpenOffice may have
made their own modifications which are covered by their own licence which may have additional terms and conditions.

Yes. Our current limit is 10MB (ten megabytes). Attaching a file to an issue is a two-step procedure and is not obvious. You must first submit the issue or locate the issue to which you wish to attach the file. Then, you can add the file as an attachment to that issue.

Can I use Microsoft Access files within OpenOffice?

Yes. It's really easy, especially if you follow John McCreesh's step by step illustrated guide, available either online or in pdf format (325k)